United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 31393
Universal Credit
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12 July 2021
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15 July 2021 · Answer
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15 July 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit standard allowance on levels of in-work poverty.
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12 July 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit standard allowance on levels of in-work poverty.
Source: Commons
15 July 2021
Answer
It is not possible to produce a robust estimate of removing the £20 uplift on levels of in-work poverty or on child poverty. This is particularly the case at the moment given the uncertainty around the speed of the economic recovery, and how this will be ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-12/31393
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1345904
- uk · wq-1345904 · source updated 15 July 2021